Wrapping up 2010

It's getting to be the end of the year, and I am still busy with new paintings and new ideas for future paintings. I still have a couple of new commissions left to complete, hopefully before the year is done. I am really excited and anxious to get back to the Holy Land series... I have so many more left to do... I have 3 Egypt ideas and at least 2 more Israel ideas to paint.

So I suppose my New Year's goal for 2011 is to be a better artist. I want more than anything to get my work some more exposure in any way possible. Hopefully, if I can get some of these paintings sold and acquire some money, that will be possible.


Fishing Boat
oil on canvas
11x14


Rejected
acrylic on canvas
11x14

Something different...

With a couple of new commissions in the works, the Holy Land paintings will be going on a brief hiatus until January, if not before then. I hope I can return to them by the end of December. This one's not a commission, it's just one that I did for fun, to put on Ebay at some point. Simple, happy, flowery still life. I've been gathering materials and ideas together for some new paintings (in addition to more of the Holy Land series) for 2011. I'm hoping they turn out to be good pieces. We shall see...


Vase of Flowers
oil on canvas
12x16 inches

Olive Branch

I thought I'd do something a little different for the next Holy Land piece... and do a close up still life of some of one of the olive branches from one of the trees at the orchard we visited in Sorrento, Italy. This is the place where we sampled some of the olive oil and the most delicious mozzarella cheese on the planet. Still to come... I will have more of my experience in Israel, Egypt, and Italy.


Olive Branch
oil on canvas
16x20 inches